My Little Fluttershy

My Little Fluttersy (Chapter 2)

My Little Fluttershy ^_^ chapter 2

Cold, and dark... I know nothing else. It surrounds me as I fall, my memory draining. I can hardly remember anything anymore. Where am I? What am I? why am I falling? How long has it been?

            Darkness rushes by, only to be replace by more darkness. Cold chills my fur to the bone, getting colder as I fall deeper. Alone... Afraid... Oblivious.

            Just as quickly as it had started, the falling stops and my head spins as my eyes adjust to the sudden light. I'm lying on a pile of crumpled newspapers in a dim alleyway. As I move, the crinkling paper sounds unbearably loud and every noise seems to be amplified a thousand times over. The world around me appears so foreign, with unique textures and dark shaded color so different from the ones back home.

            But where was home? I close my eyes and try to envision Equestria, but it's all but gone... The memory covered over with an opaque glass. I can see shapes and colors of a past life, muted voices trying to reach me... but they can't... like they're locked just behind a one way mirror, staring at me while I see only a reflection.

            Confused, I wobble over to a puddle to see a reflection of a young filly with a pink mane and butter hued fur staring back at me, no bigger than a kitten... I hardly recognize the strange image. What am I? I whisper, but the words don't form. Instead, a low whimper replaces them.

            I look around dark alley. Buildings on either side cast heavy shadows, blotting out the winter sun. A thin layer of snow covers the ground and it would be cold if not for an artificial heat emanating from a ventilation duct. An electric hum fills the air along with a terrible, somehow familiar, stench. Black smog accompanies the heat and I cough when I inhale the toxic air. I try to flap the wings on my back, but they supply no lift.

            I walk out of the dark crevice coughing out of the cloud of smoke and sunlight burns my eyes. The crisp cold feels refreshing after the heat, and the air is at least breathable. I shield my eyes from the sun with my wings as I walk, trying to find somepony to ask for help. The place seems to be deserted and I call out with a shaky voice 'anypony there?' But again, only a trembling whimper escapes my throat.

            Something across the path catches my eye. Strange beings walk on two legs, hurrying off in different directions. There's an endless stream of the them, each one preoccupied in its own world. 'Maybe one of those things can help me'.

            I hop down onto the path and begin to cross over to the other side.

            "BEEEEEEP" I run forward, startled by the loud noise. Something red speeds by, almost hitting me. I'm shaking, the near miss sending adrenaline coursing through my veins. Just as I think I'm in the clear, I turn to see a giant leg sweeping towards me, it's owner talking to some handheld box. 'Watch out!' I plead, but I only let out a squee of terror. The foot narrowly misses me and I sigh in relief.... too soon. Another leg heads towards me,  forcing me to scamper quickly away. Soon I'm surrounded by the beings, feet bumping into my delicate form from all sides. 'Help! Please' I cry, tears forming in my eyes. Suddenly the crowd parts, and a large husky is running towards me, barking. Which is strange, because it clearly sounds like a bark, yet somehow I hear "I'm coming".

            Seeing the barreling dog, the surprised beings quickly move to let it pass. When it reaches me, the husky whines reassuringly. In my head, it translates to "I'm here, you're safe". He picks me up in his mouth by my neck and lets me down in a patch of bushes . He says in what sounds like a bark "I have to go back to my human now, but be careful little guy".